New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-14

Who Will lead In this new reIorm Nh"'
says Newport? What says Bar Harbor?
As likely as not David B. Hill sits up late
these nights on the cool side of the piazza Of the
Executive Mansion waiting for that invitation to
visit St. Louis In the mild September.
Doesn't Jacob Sharp sometimes wonder why
ex,Judge Fullerton was engaged as one OF his
counsel at the cost of q good round sum OF
money! This able criminal lawyer and shrewd
cross-examiner sat in court throughout the trial,
but opened not his mouth IL his had been the
leading mind in the defence, Sharp's case would
not have broken down so fatty as it did; but
the result would probably not have been dlherent
There are indications that the Park Commits
soners find themselves in q state Of such serene
satisfaction over the prospect Of having s75o,o0o
to spend In completing portion OF the tarR
system that they have concluded to go 1T alone
without consulting any one in whose constructive
ability the people have any confidence What
the result will be we can only infer by recalling
the work OF blasting down Mt St. Vincent, OF
having stone piers about the lake shores. OF locat
ing paths that turn In the wrong direction, ana
other combined performances Of the Board and its
Engineer The outlook may be agreeable TO
property owners who put up to secure the
passage Of plaza schemes and no doubt III Will
please the Commissioners who desire field Tor the
display Of their CT atvc genius as landscape artsts
But there is nothing cheerful in the prospect 10
those who have the best interest OF the parks an
heart. History Of this sort has repeated Itself
too often. Money has been spent like water by
former boards, and when better counsels ave pre-
vailed the city has time and again paid as much
more TO undo what had been badly done. Unless
the design is secured which is best adapted TO the
present conditions and needs OF the city, 1t would
DC wise economy TO dump this three1uarters
OF million dollars into the bay.
Memoranda An eclipse Of the sun August Is
visible In the other hemisphere an eclipse OF the
democracy OF New-York the first tuesday in
November. visible all over the State.
ST Louis is accomplishing of "the loss and damage
inflicted on the city by the failure OF the settling
reservoirs to do their work Boston has had
disastrous experience in the way The
proposal to make New-York dependent for its
water supply on big settling reservoir to be
created by the Quaker Bridge Dam ought to be
abandoned at once This city cannot afford any
such costly experiment
1t Is said that Governor HUI, of Now-York, be-
neNos mat the Year aS NEW s and that. in Order
70 further that end he has proposed TO other
Democrats the adoption of party policy IN favor %
the annexation OF Canada-tPhiladciphn Buieuh'
IL is more than likely that Governor hill will en-
deavor to carry this state this fall on the Canada
annexation platform lie will insist II he Is wise
that the Democratic organs and stump speakers
keep quiet about the Crosby and Vedder bills and
confne themselves TO observations about Canada
Had the Crosby bill become law, reform OF
incalcuable benefit to public morals would have
ieen secured But the democratic Legislators
voted against it, and Hill, ut the beck OF the rum
power, vetoed it. Therefore, Democrats would DO
well 20 place Canada annexati ton In the foreground
and keep the Crosby bill out Of sight If the
vedder bill had reached the statute books, three
and a quarter million dollars would have been
turned into the public treasury, and the tax
payers would have saved just that much But
Democratic Legislators voted against it. 0 yes,
II the Democratic party in this State cannot win
in November on the Canada annexation issue.
with possibly the Mormon issue to fall back upon,
its prospects are indeed dismal.
The abandoned weather prophet who rose last
February TO remark that this was going to be an
uncommonly cool summer can hear Of something
to his disadvantage by calling at almost any
office in town.
which opposes even the most generous treatment OF
the old e Of the USs BSS tsS & and sS s
teamster. the hummer and the camp-follower have
SaWe , been allowed to speak for it unfebuEed.lTho
Louisville Couner-JournaL
This illustrates the Democratic editors idea
Of generous treatment Of the old soldiers malcvo
lent abuse.
Matter in Servia are evidently approaching
crisis. The Russophil Premier. NJ. kistcs, de-
mands that King Milan recall and renstate in
his powerful office the Bishop who lately led
formidable conspiracy TO GUST him from his throne
If the hing does so. the Bishop will doubtless
renew his reasonable plottings, and NJ Ristics
will he party to them. II the King refuses.
N. Ristics and the entire Ministry will resign
and return to the hostile camp Of Queen Natalie.
IL is clear case Of traitors within foes with
out, and the decision. whichever way it may be,
will be full OF peril to King Milan.
It is the most natural thing In the world for
dyed-in-the-wool Democrats, who in 1864 pro-
claimed the war TO be a failure. to rally to the
support Of the first President since Appomattox
who has quarrelled openly with the Union veterans
Once In q while Mayor Whitney does a thing
that il is pleasant to commend him for. lie is
trying now to help forward the burial Of electric
wires in Brooklyn, but the Aldermen are likely
TO battle him. These officials have taken upon
themselves the granting OF permits for opening
streets for the purpose OF putting down wires
4 his duty naturally belongs to the Commissioner
of City Works, and Mr.. Whitney urged the Alder
men to authorize that officer to issue permits in
the usual way. " course the Aldermen did no
such thing The only rational explanation OF
their course OF action is that "strilSe is TO be
made on the companies which, through the delay
thus occasioned. keep their wires overhead
Who is this 1t is q Mugwump editor. What
is he doingP He is looking his tirstiest. What
shall we give him to quench his thirst ale, wine.
tea cnffee Ice yxatcr2 No laau OF rive him